amputate

Example Sentences

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Recently, he had his own health crisis, having his right leg amputated after complications with diabetes.

From Los Angeles Times

At last, the news came: The veterinarian would have to amputate his leg, but they predicted that Milo would survive.

From Washington Post

Doctors amputated her infected left arm two inches below her elbow.

From Washington Post

If not for Polish doctors and paramedics, he would have died, he said, but both his legs were amputated below the knee.

From Seattle Times

Another woman with severely ulcerated legs had been told her legs would have to be amputated - but the diary recorded that she was cured by a herbal remedy.

From BBC